One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.
Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
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One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.
Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ
Patreon That Makes this Possible:
https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead
Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck
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0:00 Sponsors & The end of Beer Reader Mail (Intro Banter)
5:12 RTX 5090 Effective Bandwidth (Corrections)
6:52 (NEW Leak) NVIDIA Unveils Rubin CPX – is it the RTX 6090?
18:47 How would an AI Crash affect Nvidia?
22:43 Nvidia to Make Future Intel iGPU Tiles
34:18 Will Nvidia end up buying Intel? Is N1X Dead?
43:21 Battlemage B770 Launch Details Leaked
55:16 Full PS6 Specs Leaked - We did NOT say it was a 5090 lol
1:06:08 Will Next-Gen Ray Tracing Kill XBOX Series S?
1:13:11 Microsoft Raises XBOX Pricing AGAIN
1:21:16 Is ROG XBOX Ally X a Beta for a "Gaming Windows OS"?
1:24:57 FSR 4 Works on RDNA 2?!
1:36:26 Borderlands 4 has Massive Technical Issues on All Platforms
1:45:41 Switch 2 Key Cards, RX 7700 16GB, Nvidia Leak Confirmed(Wrap-Up)
1:54:46 Intel Instability, MLID Wiki, YouTube Algorithm (Final RM)
Links:
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-unveils-rubin-cpx-a-new-class-of-gpu-designed-for-massive-context-inference
https://youtu.be/zBAxiQi2nPc?si=TeX2na084Tc908jj
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products
https://youtu.be/h9BdITGw9pY
https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8 https://youtu.be/BO7jZFz97Tg
https://www.theverge.com/news/782079/microsoft-xbox-console-price-increase-us
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/may-2025-pricing-updates
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1nk5bvq/fsr4_is_100_worth_using_on_steam_deck/
https://www.notebookcheck.net/FSR-4-now-runs-on-Steam-Deck-and-delivers-massive-image-quality-boost-in-supported-games.1117010.0.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/109495-amd-fsr-4-leak-modders-unlock-upscaling-tech.html
https://youtu.be/kRWW6qwjFBA?si=X6IHVL_kqsV6eZRm
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/i-fixed-borderlands-4s-stuttering-issue-by-upping-my-shader-cache-size-to-100-gb-which-feels-like-something-i-shouldnt-have-to-do-in-a-well-optimised-game/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/borderlands-4-performance-benchmark/
https://youtu.be/11XZL0VinHY?si=InoMQlFUJQ7AWFCp
https://youtu.be/CMkukKv-C-E?si=WIaE5oGtqOCpq3iq
https://www.techspot.com/review/3033-borderlands-4-benchmark/
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/star-wars-outlaws-developer-explains-that-nintendo-switch-2-game-cards-are-too-slow-for-a-physical-game-release-snowdrop-game-engine-uses-disk-data-streaming-to-render-the-game-world
GPD Win 5 Review: https://youtu.be/vuQelz8q7Iw?si=mdEqNrLsHDirQHCV
RX 7700 16GB Silently Announced: https://www.techpowerup.com/341166/asrock-launches-radeon-rx-7700-challenger-graphics-cards-with-16-gb-memory
Another MLID Leak Confirmed: https://www.techpowerup.com/341165/nvidia-confirms-n1-laptop-processor-is-a-variant-of-gb10-grace-blackwell-superchip
Nvidia banned from China by China: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/nvidia-ceo-disappointed-after-reports-china-has-banned-its-ai-chips.html
Intel not on 2nm TSMC Customer list: https://www.techpowerup.com/341044/tsmcs-first-2-nm-node-customers-are-apple-amd-nvidia-and-mediatek-intel-missing
Raptor Lake legacy affects BL4: https://www.pcguide.com/news/intel-13th-14th-gen-cpu-instability-is-another-reason-why-borderlands-4-might-slowdown-or-crash-says-gearbox/
Broken Silicon
One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.
Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ
Patreon That Makes this Possible:
https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead
Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck